TripAdvisor Reviews Five A Morris Johannesburg

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... visions of the shanty town and squalid conditions we had seen depicted on TV but in reality we found a middle to upper middle class suburb of Johannesburg . Cindy explained that what we had seen were squatter areas, most of which had been cleaned up, and news journalists who were able to sensationalize stories by placing them in the worst areas. Hmmm.... Lunch was at Chez Alina, a restaurant in the heart of the district. Again, nothing like we expected. A quick tour of ...

Well, after a solid year of planning with many phone calls in between and many many emails going back and forth between Cape Town and the Valley, the day for the Great Vietnam, Laos and Thailand Adventure has finally come! 11 am this morning found the 3 sisters and their husbands with Linda queuing up at Qatar Airlines Gate No 8. It took us an hour to finally sort out the seating arrangements for the 7 of us. ...

... ride and the weather report is rain for the entire day. Nighty night!

Day 16 - Sunday 31st March Barkely East to Winburg - 447 Km's We had breakfast at the guest house which was really a great idea as it appears nothing happens in the small towns on a Sunday. We followed route 58, N6 & N1 today. We rode through the most beautiful countryside, Lady Grey was totally surrounded by mountains and the valleys and waterfalls hugged us. ...

... t as impressed by the various antelope. The park itself is quite bushy and without our high advantage in the truck it would be quite hard to spot a lot. We did see a couple herds of elephants though which are always cool to watch. After Addo we set up for the night in a room next to a lake. The setting sun reflected the most spectacular pink colours off the still water. It was really a remarkable sight.

... lovely a double bed and two singles en suite [shower and bath] overlooking the garden and swimming pool. We have a quick wash and brush up and then meet Bruce a friend of Nevilles that is staying here. Bruce has cooked us chicken, roast potatoes, butternut squash and spinich with feta cheese, yummy. We also manage to drink 2 bottles of red and one white wine between the four of us. Very good hosts, can't believe ...